Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-06-03
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Fine showers

Smoke the "Moxie" cigar. Jo
Nichols keeps it.
The cottage of C. E. Ross is
rapidly nearing completion. When
finished it will be one of the neat.
est residences in town.
The band gave the first of theil
summer concerts in the Park
Wednesday evening. They will
be continued twice a week, for the
next th rec months.
With the Holiness band on the
stile, the G. A. r. band in the
park and the Italian band on the
street, there was no lack of music
Wednesday night
The remains of 7. r. Fowler ar
rived from Wichita last Saturday
morning and were inferred in the
KirksvilIe cemetery at 4 o'clock
the same afternoon.
Make a memorandum of your
worldly possessions and have it
ready when the assessor calls, so
he will h ave to detain you but q
short time. If he finds you with
out this list made up, he will have
an excuse to stay till after dinner.
The residence of Allen Craw
ford of Morrow township was
destroyed by FIRE Wednesday
night of last week. The fire caught
from the kitchen iue. When
discovered it had made such head
way that it could not be extin-
guished. Only a small part of
the household goods were saved.
Loss estimated at $4,000, insurance
$1,000.
The First Baptist Church
located at corner of Franklin and
Harrison streets, Rev. Ray Palmer,
pastor. Preaching Sabbath morn
ing at II o'clock, and evening at
s o'clock. Subject for next Sun
day morning. "The Christian's
Life, Progressive" In the eve
ming a special sermon to young
men will be delivered.
During hethunder storm Sun
day afternoon Mr.. A. McGuire's
residence was struck by lightning,
and set on fire. The damage was
slight, and Mr.. Mcclure ex-
tinguished the fire with a couple
of buckets of water. James Con-
ner, living north of town had two
horses killed by lightning the
same afternoon. The horses were
insured.
The I. o. o. F. lodge of Monroe
City, Mo-, will have a public cele-
bration at the Institute grounds
in that city, Thursday, June 10th.
Invitations will be sent to the
lodges of other cities and it is ex-
pected that the order will be well
represented from all parts of the
State.
One day this week man pur-
chased jug of whiskey. He car
ried it around the corner and in
vlted a neighbor to drink. The
money paid for the whisky would
have purchased two sacks of -four.
Why didn't he purchase two sacks
of -four and offer to divide with
his poor neighbor? BY so doing
he would have blest the family and
honored, instead of disgracing,
himself.
One of our town papers stated
quite recently that there was not
Touring mill in Adair county,
and that too, when Adair county
has one of the best custom mills
In the country. We refer to the
mill owned by Mr.. Otto, at Sloan
Point. Mr.. Otto is not only q
jolly miller but thoroughly under.
stands his business; and is doingf
great deal toward arousing an in.
terest in wheat growing in this
section.
Parties competing for the pre-
MUM, S25, offered by Mr.. S. Otto
for the best acre of wheat grown il
Adair county, will please repor
at once to Mr.. Otto. His pos
Office address is Kirksville. Com
mlttees will be appointed in few
days to measure the ground, hell
harvest the wheat and thresh tn,
grain. 1t is necessary that al
competitors make themselve!
Known at once and have thei
names placed upon the list.